the study in the Commedia dell'arte 1560-1620 with special reference to the visual records /
First Statement of Responsibility
M A Katrizky.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Rodopi,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (625 pages) :
Other Physical Details
340 illustrations.
SERIES
Series Title
Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft,
Volume Designation
100
ISSN of Series
0929-6999 ;
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-300) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; I The commedia dell'arte; II Art-historical analysis: some case studies; III Theatrical interpretation: some case studies; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Notes to plates; Plates 1-340
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Italian comedians attracted audiences to performances at every level, from the magnificent Italian, German and French court festival appearances of Orlando di Lasso or Isabella Andreini, to the humble street trestle lazzi of anonymous quacks. The characters they inspired continue to exercise a profound cultural influence, and an understanding of the commedia dell'arte and its visual record is fundamental for scholars of post-1550 European drama, literature, art and music. The 340 plates presented here are considered in the light of the rise and spread of commedia stock types, and especially Ha.